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Palm Springs (2020)

Palm Springs poster
Directed by
Max Barbakow
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3,751 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two strangers meet at a wedding in Palm Springs and discover they are trapped in a time loop. They deal with the endless repeating day in different ways and eventually find connection with each other.

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What happens

Palm Springs is a 2020 American science fiction romantic comedy film directed by Max Barbakow (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Andy Siara, based on a story by Barbakow and Siara. Starring Andy Samberg (who also produced the film), Cristin Milioti, and J. K. Simmons, it focuses on two strangers who meet at a wedding in Palm Springs only to find themselves stuck in a time loop. Palm Springs premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, and it was simultaneously released on Hulu and in select theaters by Neon on July 10, 2020. The film received critical acclaim for its use of the concept and cast performances. At the 78th Golden Globe Awards, it earned two nominations: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Samberg. Among other accolades, it won Best Comedy at the 26th Critics' Choice Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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